Pushya pada 1
3°20′ Cancer – 6°40′ Cancer
The first quarter of Pushya: a Leo navamsa, naam akshar Hu, and a birth that starts in Shani’s mahadasha with 19 years to 14.3 years of it left.
Where Pushya pada 1 is
3°20′ of the zodiac, and what falls in itPushya pada 1 is the first 3°20′ of Pushya, 3°20′ Cancer – 6°40′ Cancer, in Cancer. A Moon here is named by the syllable Hu and falls in a Leo navamsa.
What this pada adds
its navamsa and its aimPushya in Brihat Jataka (16.5) Brihat Jataka says a person born with the Moon in Pushya is master of their desires, well liked, learned in the shastras (the classical texts), wealthy and fond of giving in charity. (Chapter 16 reads several nakshatras in each verse, one after another.) The text reads the nakshatra as a whole; the pada refines it through its navamsa, below.
Pushya gives the Moon its nature through Shani; pada 1 sends it into a Leo navamsa, ruled by Surya. The navamsa (D9) is the chart read for marriage and for the strength behind a placement, so in this pada Surya colours what Pushya gives.
By natural friendship Surya counts Shani an enemy, and Shani counts Surya an enemy, so the two pull against each other and the pada asks for balance.
The pada tradition reads each quarter by its navamsa’s element: a fire navamsa makes this a Dharma pada, turned towards right conduct, duty and purpose.
Names for Hu (हू)
the naam akshar of this pada, for a namkaranAlmost no Hindi names begin with Hu (हू). Families then often choose a name that begins with the nearest sound, or one of the nakshatra’s other syllables, and use Hu in the namkaran rite itself.
More names, by nakshatra and pada: baby name finder
The dasha it starts
Shani, and how much is leftA Moon in Pushya starts life in the mahadasha of Shani, 19 years in all. How much is left at birth depends on how far the Moon had gone: at the start of pada 1 it is 19 years, at its end 14.3 years.
Upay for Pushya pada 1
- Shani, the nakshatra lord: ॐ शं शनैश्चराय नमः108 times on Saturday, with a daan of black sesame and iron.
- Surya, the navamsa lord: ॐ सूर्याय नमः108 times on Sunday, with a daan of wheat and jaggery.
A suggestion, as your faith allows: the grahas this pada answers to, each on its own day.
A real birth in Pushya pada 1
21 June 1985, 05:00, Mumbai: the Moon at 5.24° Cancer, in Pushya pada 1, with Taurus rising. The engine gives 16 years, 3 months, 12 days of Shani’s mahadasha left at birth.
In the 8,349 real births the site’s figures are counted on, 0.84% had the Moon in this pada, about one in 119.
The four padas of Pushya
Common questions
4 questionsWhat is the naam akshar of Pushya pada 1?
Hu (हू). A child born with the Moon in this pada is traditionally given a name beginning with it.
Which rashi and navamsa is Pushya pada 1?
Rashi Cancer, navamsa Leo. It runs 3°20′ Cancer to 6°40′ Cancer.
Which mahadasha does Pushya pada 1 start?
Shani, with 19 years to 14.3 years of its 19 years left at birth, depending on the Moon’s exact degree.
Is Pushya pada 1 gand mool?
No. Pushya is not one of the six Gand Mool nakshatras. Gand Mool are the six nakshatras on the seams where a water sign gives way to a fire sign: Ashwini, Magha and Mula, ruled by Ketu, and Ashlesha, Jyeshtha and Revati, ruled by Budh. The Mool shanti is traditionally done on the 27th day after birth, when the Moon returns to the birth nakshatra.
Your nakshatra is where the Moon was, to the minute.
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